How did Karl Mannheim analyze social change?
My approach to analyzing social change involved understanding the interplay between different social dynamics and intellectual currents. I sought to diagnose the 'age of re-stratification' and the crisis of meaning that characterized my time. This involved examining how the fragmentation of traditional social structures and the rise of new social classes and ideologies created a pervasive sense of disorientation. My method was to scrutinize the ways in which these shifts manifested in cultural and intellectual life.
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